And... goodbye Microsoft!

[wolfwings]

Took the plunge yesterday... tried to set up a dual-boot Windows/Linux for a'while, got tired of driver issues. Then realized I had a 64-bit Ubuntu DVD I picked up for free from my new job (yay for Linux geeks keeping stockpiles!) and decided to just say 'screw it' and give the automated stuff a try.

Um... wow.

City of Heroes. Almost worked out of the box, DID work fully after I manually upgraded to the latest Wine instead of the included-on-DVD version that was about 6-8 months out of date.

Steam, and Half-Life 2. Again, worked out of the box. No issues playing Team Fortress 2.

Again... wow. Holy crap. Screw dual-boot, Linux Just Works these days. =O.o=

Comments

[yokenlynx.livejournal.com]

If you want the simplest and easiest way to install the best video drivers for either ATI or NVidia cards, go get this kid's script. http://albertomilone.com/nvidia_scripts1.html

It's called ENVY. I had a bitch of a time getting my card to work right with dual monitors and the high-quality graphics (NVidia GeForce 8500GT 512MB). This did it perfectly in about 5 minutes.

[jwoulf.livejournal.com]

I need to get back into Linux again. I gave it up years ago because simply; I'm a gamer. Things seem to be changing when it comes to Linux and games. I think it's time to give it another chance.